<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><br><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="ydpc97ad6f8ymsg07831" class="ydpc97ad6f8ymsg3484710961"><div id="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817">
<div>
<div class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817WordSection1">
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal"> </p>
<div>
<div style="border-color: rgb(225, 225, 225) currentcolor currentcolor; border-style: solid none none; border-width: 1pt medium medium; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;">
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Schmidt, Rachel - FPAC-FBC, MO <rachel.schmidt@usda.gov>
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 5, 2023 11:39 AM<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Salanski, Denise - FPAC-FBC, MO <denise.salanski@usda.gov>; Carr, Stephanie - FPAC-FBC, WI <Stephanie.Carr@usda.gov>; Boozer, Demitrice - FPAC-FBC, MD <demitrice.boozer@usda.gov>; Cuellar, Cynthia - FPAC-FBC, DC <cynthia.cuellar@usda.gov>; Schmidt,
Rachel - FPAC-FBC, MO <rachel.schmidt@usda.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT]USDA NRCS Hiring Soil Conservationists, Announcement Closes 5/15</p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal"> </p>
<p style="text-align:center;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:red;">External Email</span></strong></p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal">Hello,</p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal"> </p>
<p style="line-height:115%;" class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal">I’m with the Workforce Planning, Outreach and Engagement Section with the Farm Production and Conservation Mission Area in USDA. I’m reaching out to share an exciting job opportunity for a GS 5/7/9 Soil Conservationist
with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Please share with your agricultural students, recent graduates, and/or members of your organization. These are full-time, entry level positions. We will be making numerous selections through multiple
vacancy announcements. Here are links to the job announcements by region: </p>
<p style="line-height:115%;" class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal"> </p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;" type="disc">
<li style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;" class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst">
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin:
<a href="https://bit.ly/NRCS0457-Central" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>https://bit.ly/NRCS0457-Central</b></a></li><li style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;" class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia:
<a href="https://bit.ly/NRCS0457-South" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>https://bit.ly/NRCS0457-South</b></a>
</li><li style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;" class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
Puerto Rico: <a href="https://bit.ly/NRCS0457-PR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>https://bit.ly/NRCS0457-PR</b></a>
</li><li style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;" class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia:
<a href="https://bit.ly/NRCS0457-North" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>https://bit.ly/NRCS0457-North</b></a>
</li><li style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;" class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming:
<a href="https://bit.ly/NRCS0457-West" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>https://bit.ly/NRCS0457-West</b></a>
</li><li style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;" class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">
<a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/job/722163100" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor;">Guam</span></a>:
<a href="https://bit.ly/NRCS0457-GU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>https://bit.ly/NRCS0457-GU</b></a><b> </b>
</li></ul>
<p style="line-height:115%;" class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal">The announcements are currently open and will close at 11:59 eastern time on Monday, May 15, 2023.
</p>
<p style="line-height:115%;" class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal">Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined in the job announcement.</p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal">A soil conservationist with NRCS offers conservation planning and technical support to agricultural producers, helping them implement practices that sequester carbon, mitigate against climate change and conserve other natural resources.
This next generation of conservation talent will help NRCS build upon its long history of working one-on-one with producers to establish conservation on the ground.</p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal">Please contact me with any questions and let me know if you’d be interested in receiving additional job announcements like this from USDA NRCS in the future.</p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Thanks!</span></p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Rachel Schmidt</span></p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal">Human Resources Specialist</p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal">Workforce Planning, Outreach, and Engagement (WPOE) Section</p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal">Workforce Program Branch</p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal">Human Resources Division</p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal">Farm Production and Conservation Business Center</p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal">U.S. Department of Agriculture</p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal">Phone: 816-823-2454</p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:rachel.schmidt@usda.gov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rachel.schmidt@usda.gov</a></p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal">Work Schedule: M-F 7:00 – 3:30 Central Time</p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:serif;color:#1F497D;"><img style="width:.6979in;min-height:.4791in;" id="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:fb326a08-313f-d4cb-878e-e9307c9c1988@yahoo.com" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true" width="67" height="46" border="0"></span><span style="color:#1F497D;"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="ydpc97ad6f8yiv9824936817MsoNormal"><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil
or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div></div></div><div id="ydpc97ad6f8yahoo_quoted_3896779630" class="ydpc97ad6f8yahoo_quoted"><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">
</div>
</div></div></body></html>